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Best podcasts about Tabitha King

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Choses à Savoir
Pourquoi Stephen King ne se souvient-il pas d'avoir écrit un de ses livres ?

Choses à Savoir

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 2:34


Stephen King est sans conteste l'un des écrivains les plus prolifiques et influents de notre époque. Avec plus de 350 millions d'exemplaires vendus et une imagination débordante, il a su marquer la littérature contemporaine. Pourtant, il y a un roman dont il ne garde pratiquement aucun souvenir : Cujo.Publié en 1981, Cujo raconte l'histoire terrifiante d'un saint-bernard infecté par la rage qui sème la terreur. Un roman intense et angoissant, dont King lui-même admet ne pas se souvenir de l'écriture. La raison ? À cette époque, l'auteur était profondément dépendant à l'alcool et à la cocaïne. Dans son autobiographie Écriture : Mémoires d'un métier, il confesse que son addiction était si sévère qu'il retrouvait souvent son bureau jonché de canettes de bière vides et de mouchoirs tachés de sang, conséquence de son usage intensif de cocaïne. Ce mode de vie frénétique lui a permis d'écrire à un rythme effréné, mais au prix de souvenirs brumeux, voire inexistants, de certaines de ses œuvres.Mais ce n'est pas la seule anecdote surprenante concernant Stephen King. Parmi les faits les plus étonnants, on peut citer son refus initial de publier Carrie (1974), son tout premier roman. Frustré par le début de l'histoire, il jeta les premières pages à la poubelle. C'est sa femme, Tabitha King, qui les récupéra, le convainquant de poursuivre. Une décision qui changea sa vie : Carrie fut un succès retentissant, lançant définitivement sa carrière.Autre fait marquant : en 1999, King fut victime d'un grave accident. Alors qu'il marchait au bord d'une route dans le Maine, il fut percuté par un van conduit par un chauffard distrait. Grièvement blessé, il subit plusieurs opérations et faillit perdre l'usage d'une jambe. L'ironie du sort ? King racheta plus tard le véhicule qui l'avait percuté… pour le détruire.Enfin, si King est connu pour ses romans d'horreur, il a également écrit sous le pseudonyme de Richard Bachman. Pourquoi ? Il voulait savoir si son succès était dû à son talent ou simplement à son nom. Résultat ? Même sous un autre pseudonyme, ses livres se vendaient.Ainsi, malgré ses excès et ses démons, Stephen King demeure un maître du suspense et de l'horreur, capable de transformer ses épreuves en récits captivants. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Scared To Death
The Stanley Hotel

Scared To Death

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 86:25


https://www.moment.co/scaredtodeathWe are so excited to share with you that again, this October, we will be doing a global live stream show! This year, we are coming to you from New Orleans! Tickets are on sale now!! This is an amazing episode full of so, so many scares! Can you handle it? The first two tales that Dan has this week start with a classic story, The Stanley Hotel. IYKYK. Then, a very disturbing tale surrounding a young girl needing her mama in the middle of the night. Who is reaching out and asking for help, though? Then, Lynze takes us to South Africa for a tale of Black Magic! Creepy and twisty! Lastly, the final tale of the show has Dan and Lynze all worked up. Is this a modern possession? Thank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers!**Please keep doing so!!Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.comSend everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.comWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Please rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWebsite: https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/](https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/)Instagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5Mailing Address:Scared to Deathc/o Timesuck PodcastPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH."

König Bube Dame Gast
KBDG Family & Friends 03 – Tabitha King: Seelenwächter

König Bube Dame Gast

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 89:20


Wichtig!!! Neuen Feed abonnieren unter https://delasaster.de/feed/podcast/kbdg/ Alter Feed stirbt bald!!! Willkommen zur nächsten Folge Family & Friends, diesmal zu Tabitha Kings „Die Seelenwächter“ 00:00:00 Intro und Begrüßung 00:00:56 Zeitliche Einordnung und Inhaltszusammenfassung, erster Eindruck 00:13:48 Thema Charaktere / Chemie 00:20:47 Thema Alter 00:26:15 Thema Sucht 00:31:14 Thema Gewalt 00:55:13 Thema Feminismus 01:16:18 Bilanz 01:23:42 Zitate 01:26:46 Letztes Wort, Verabschiedung, Hausmeisterei und Outro

König Bube Dame Gast
KBDG Family & Friends 00 – Tabitha King: Das Puppenhaus

König Bube Dame Gast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024


Zum Beginn eines KBDG Ablegers bekommt ihr heute eine Folge von 2018 – Die Geburtsstunde von KBDG Family and Friends. Demnächst gehts dann…

König Bube Dame Gast
KBDG Family & Friends 00 – Tabitha King: Das Puppenhaus

König Bube Dame Gast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 108:30


Wichtig!!! Neuen Feed abonnieren unter https://delasaster.de/feed/podcast/kbdg/ Alter Feed stirbt bald!!! Zum Beginn eines KBDG Ablegers bekommt ihr heute eine Folge von 2018 – Die Geburtsstunde von KBDG Family and Friends. Demnächst gehts dann weiter mit anderen Menschen aus dem Umfeld von Stephen King. Viel Spaß beim anhören! Heute haben wir uns zu einem kleinem Sommer Spezial zusammengefunden. Da Jonas heute Urlaub genommen hat, und wir die Pause bis zur nächsten offiziellen Sendung nicht so lang werden lassen wollten, haben wir uns heute die @CatchKati gekrallt um mit ihr über die Autorin Tabitha King zu sprechen – Stephen Kings Frau. Wir hatten erstaunlich viel Spaß mit einem der schlechtesten Bücher seit langem. Viel Spaß beim Anhören! Zu den Outtakes Die Shownotes: 00:00 Intro, Begrüßung, Vorstellung * Schläfst du schon? * Personal Buchführung * Geschichtenkapsel * NerdNerdNerd * Akte Aurora 03:33 Zeitliche Einordnung 05:20 Inhaltszusammenfassung 08:17 Erster Eindruck und Charaktere * Fight Club * Breakfast Club 45:45 Schlüsselszenen * Ant man 01:26:46 Symbolik 01:31:34 Querverbindungen * The Shining 01:32:46 Zitate 01:39:33 Bewertungen 01:42:58 Nachgeplänkel, Hausmeisterei, Verabschiedung, Outro * PodstockDE live * Leseliste

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #99 - Du 11 décembre 2023 au 14 janvier 2024

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 5:56


Les films et séries préférées de Stephen King en 2023 ; Images volées d tournage de "Salem" ; Les dons de la Fondation Stephen & Tabitha King ; Les 4 saisons de la série "Creepshow" disponibles en streaming France ; Le Stanley Hotel qui a inspiré "Shining", revendu... ...Tout ça et bien plus encore sont au sommaire de ce 99e numéro de la Gazette du Maine, le podcast qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #99 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-99Vous aimez la Gazette du Maine ? Vous aimez les contenus de Stephen King France ? Soutenez l'association Stephen King France sur Tipeee et recevez des goodies exclusifs !Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/Suivez Stephen King France sur les réseaux sociaux et rejoignez les communautés :DiscordTwitchFacebookTwitterInstagram La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label PodcutMusique : Julien Loisy        

De Popjournalist
60 jaar The Three Degrees

De Popjournalist

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 9:29


The Three Degrees vonden elkaar in 1963. De vrouwelijke zanggroep viert haar zestigjarig jubileum. De huidige bezetting bestaat uit Valerie Holiday, Freddie Pool en Tabitha King. King vervangt origineel lid Helen Scott sinds januari 2022 [...]

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #93 - Du 17 juillet au 6 août 2023

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 4:23


Traduction de la conversation touchante entre Stephen et Tabitha King ; Stephen King lit un extrait de son roman "Holly" sur YouTube ; Le film "Le Croque-Mitaine" annoncé en streaming et en DVD/Blu-Ray ; Le film "Marche ou crève" lâché par son réalisateur... ...Tout ça et bien plus encore sont au sommaire de ce 92e numéro de la Gazette du Maine, le podcast qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #93 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-93   Vous aimez la Gazette du Maine ? Vous aimez les contenus de Stephen King France ? Soutenez l'association Stephen King France sur Tipeee et recevez des goodies exclusifs ! Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ Suivez Stephen King France sur les réseaux sociaux et rejoignez les communautés : Discord Twitch Facebook Twitter Instagram La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut Musique : Julien Loisy   

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast
Discussing Stephen and Tabitha King's MLA Keynote Speech with Sonya Durney

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 80:54


The Losers head to the Derry Public Library, where they meet Sonya Durney, President of the Maine Library Association. Together, they discuss Stephen and Tabitha King's keynote speech at the Maine Library Association Fundraiser from this past May, particularly how it relates to the role of libraries in today's communities, the trials and tribulations these institutions face, and more. The Losers were given exclusive use of the keynote recording, but to hear the full thing head here: https://mainelibraries.org/kings-interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #90 - Du 8 au 28 mai 2023

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 5:47


Stephen et Tabitha King à un événement caritatif en faveur des bibliothèques du Maine ; Premières images de la série "Welcome to Derry" ; James Wan pour adapter la nouvelle "Le Singe"... ...Tout ça et bien plus encore sont au sommaire de ce 89e numéro de la Gazette du Maine, le podcast qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #90 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-90   Vous aimez la Gazette du Maine ? Vous aimez les contenus de Stephen King France ? Soutenez l'association Stephen King France sur Tipeee et recevez des goodies exclusifs ! Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ Suivez Stephen King France sur les réseaux sociaux et rejoignez les communautés : Discord Twitch  Facebook Twitter Instagram  La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut Musique : Julien Loisy

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #77 - Du 4 au 24 juillet 2022

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 5:42


Stephen et Tabitha King donnent plus d'un million via leur Fondation ; La sortie du nouveau film "Salem" repoussée de plus de 7 mois ; Le film "Le Téléphone de M. Harrigan" sortira cet automne ; Le comic "Sleeping Beauties" en France en novembre... ...Tout ça et bien plus encore sont au sommaire de ce 77e numéro de la Gazette du Maine, le podcast qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King !Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #77 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-77   Vous aimez la Gazette du Maine ? Vous aimez les contenus de Stephen King France ? Soutenez l'association Stephen King France sur Tipeee et recevez des goodies exclusifs ! Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ Suivez Stephen King France sur les réseaux sociaux et rejoignez les communautés : Discord Facebook Twitter Instagram La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut Musique : Julien Loisy

El libro de Tobias
El libro de Tobias: 9.40 Stephen King La última misión de Gwendy

El libro de Tobias

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 254:35


paypal.me/LibroTobias Esta semana en nuestra “Sección principal” dedicada a nuestro mecenas de Ivoox Iván Campoamor os hablo de la última novela de Stephen King publicada en España,” La última misión de Gwendy”, tercer volumen de la trilogía “La caja de botones de Gwendy” que el maestro a coescrito junto a Richard Chizmar. También hablaremos de noticias y anécdotas de SK, anunciaremos sus dos próximas novelas, los futuros proyectos de adaptar su obra a cine y televisión y os leeré el relato corto” Premium Harmony” de la antología "El bazar de los malos sueños. Además en nuestra sección “El callejón oscuro” os traigo no uno ni dos sino cuatro asesinas en serie. Las hermanas Delfina, Carmen, Eva y María de Jesús González Valenzuela, cuatro hermanas que sembraron el terror en México entre 1945 y 1964 matando a entre 90 y 150 personas en los burdeles que gestionaban. Secuestro, extorsión, abuso de menores, trata de personas e incluso ritos satánicos se suman a la larga lista de delitos de estas cuatro hermanas y sus cómplices masculinos a los que pagaban con favores sexuales. Finalmente en la sección “¿Qué fue de?” esta semana os hablo de Tabitha King, mucho más que “la mujer de Stephen King”, recorreremos la biografia de esta poeta y escritora que ya había publicado tres obras antes de conocer a Stephen King y que a lo largo de estos años ha escrito ocho novelas además de encargarse de los tres hijos del matrimonio casi en solitario para que Stephen King escribiese todos sus libros. Sin ella no existiría el Stephen King autor de Best Sellers. Tiempos: Sección principal: del 00:04:53 al 02:14:51 Sección “El callejón oscuro”: del 02:14:52 al 03:10:06 Sección “¿Qué fue de?”: del 03:10:07 al 04:02:55 Presentación, dirección, edición y montaje: Asier Menéndez Marín Diseño logo Podcast: albacanodesigns (Alba Cano) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Book Cougars
Episode 154 - Biblio Adventure to NYC and Author Spotlight with Jess Montgomery

Book Cougars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 93:10


A big welcome back to JESS MONTGOMERY! We have a lovely chat about the new entry in her Kinship Series, THE ECHOES: A Novel. Emily and Chris are both currently reading DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie for a buddy read with Our Mystery Man, John Valeri. Stayed tuned for our conversation with John about the novel and the new movie adaptation coming up on episode 155. The big news in our lives is that we FINALLY got to head back to Manhattan for some BIBLIO-ADVENTURING with Aunt Ellen! It was so good to be back in the city that we love after a two-year pandemic-induced separation. We got our library cards renewed at the NYPL, walked to the Morgan Library & Museum to see their GWENDOLYN BROOKS exhibit, walked through Central Park for lunch, and then on to the NY Historical Society Museum & Library to see their exhibit, PICTURE THE DREAM: THE STORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH CHILDREN'S BOOKS. A bonus surprise was walking through the ROBERT CARO exhibit showcasing his writing process. After that, we walked some more to check out a new-to-us bookstore, WESTSIDER RARE & USED BOOKS. What a day! In our Just Read segment, Emily talks about HUNGRY HEART: ADVENTURES IN LIFE, LOVE, AND WRITING by Jennifer Weiner, PEARL by Tabitha King, and TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović. Chris read THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL by Jennifer McMahon, and three picture books: I AM AN AMERICAN: THE WONG KIM ARK STORY by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo; OSNAT AND HER DOVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST FEMALE RABBI by Sigal Samuel and Vali Mintzi; WE ARE STILL HERE: NATIVE AMERICAN TRUTHS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW by Traci Sorell and Frane Lessac. We also buddy read MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks, a novel we both highly recommend if you can find it! It is out of print but there is a new edition coming out in the UK in early May.

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #67 - Du 20 décembre 2021 au 16 janvier 2022

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 6:06


Stephen et Tabitha King donnent 30 000 dollars à une association ; La parution française de "Billy Summers" repoussée ; Les nouvelles adaptations de "Christine" et "Charlie" en bonne voie ; Un nouveau guide ultime sur Stephen King... ...Tout ça et bien plus encore sont au sommaire de ce 67e numéro de la Gazette du Maine, le podcast qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King !Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #67 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-67  Vous aimez la Gazette du Maine ? Vous aimez les contenus de Stephen King France ? Soutenez l'association Stephen King France sur Tipeee et recevez des goodies exclusifs ! Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ Suivez Stephen King France sur les réseaux sociaux et rejoignez les communautés : Discord Facebook Twitter Instagram La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut Musique : Julien Loisy   

Terminei
#67 - Pequenas Realidades

Terminei

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 8:03


Uma socialite ama miniaturas. Conhecida por ter uma Casa Branca em miniatura com todos os detalhes, Dolly, quer mais do que só isso. Ela conhece um ex cientista do governo que criou algo que muda a vida dela: um miniaturizador. O livro da esposa do rei, Tabitha King, com uma cara de realidade alternativa que deixa a gente ainda com mais medo de tudo. (https://amzn.to/3efHFNg). Twitter: @termineicast

The Lady Dicks: Haunted, True Crime + History
Is the Stanley Hotel Haunted?

The Lady Dicks: Haunted, True Crime + History

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 42:13


The Historic Stanley HotelIf you've never heard of The Stanley Hotel we assume that you've never watched or read The Shining or done any research on haunted hotels because this is, perhaps, one of the most famous haunted hotels in America because of its association with famed horror writer, Stephen King, and it's role as the muse for the book (and subsequent film) The Shining. The Stanley Hotel is a Georgian-style hotel located in Estes Park, Colorado, roughly 90-minutes from Denver. Georgian architecture style, for those that are curious, is marked by the “symmetry and proportion-based on [the] classical architecture of Greece and Rome.”  The Stanley Hotel is an “elite, 420-room retreat” that offers panoramic views of Lake Estes and the Rockies with ample old-world charm and exceptional service. It was built by investor and entrepreneur, Freelan Oscar (AKA “FO”) Stanley, who was the owner of the Stanley Motor Carriage Co., in 1909, and his wife Flora travelled west from Chicago and fell in love with the area. FO Stanley is best known as the inventor of the “Stanley steam engine” which was essentially a steam-powered horseless carriage (AKA a car). FO had tuberculosis and was given six months to live. His doctor recommended that he and his wife seek out fresh air as treatment and arranged for the couple to travel to the Denver area. Surprisingly, his health did, in fact, start to improve and they loved the area so much that they decided to open up a little retreat there. Construction on the hotel started in 1906, and the hotel officially opened in 1909. The Stanley Hotel was a grand, top-of-the-line hotel equipped with running water, electricity and telephones. The only amenity that the hotel didn't have was heat because it was intended to be a summer-only resort. The Stanley's build their own private residence a half-mile west of the hotel. Famous guests include The Unsinkable Molly Brown—who was the American socialite and philanthropist who survived the Titanic, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, John Philip Sousa, Teddy Roosevelt and, later, Stephen King. And, like many of the places on our list, it's also recognized for its history, though, in this case, it's recognized by Historic Hotels of America that recognizes the “nation's finest historic lodging properties.” Prior to the Stanley's purchasing the land, it was owned by Earl Lord Dunraven who came to the area in 1872, on a hunting trip. The Earl built a lodge, cabin and a hotel for guests and “illegally homesteaded up to 6,000 acres in an unsuccessful attempt to create a private hunting preserve.” Naturally, he wasn't super popular in the area, and after attempting to swindle locals out of land and money he was promptly run out of the area.  The Stanley Hotel Most Haunted RoomRoom 217: The Stephen King Room Room 217 is the famed room that Stephen King stayed in that helped inspire his famous book, The Shining. This second-floor room has a beautiful view of the Rockies and today you'll find a library of King novels, because why not? Stephen and Tabitha King arrived in the off-season and ended up being the only guests in the hotel, which means they ate in an empty dining room with “pre-recorded orchestra music playing.” King described suddenly waking up from a nightmare in which his 3-year-old son was being chased, screaming through the corridors of the hotel. And by the time he headed out onto the balcony for a smoke, the storyline for The Shining was already well on its way.  This room is said to be haunted by the ghost of Elizabeth Wilson AKA Mrs. Wilson who was the hotel's former housekeeper. Mrs. Wilson was injured during a 1911 storm, when she went to light one of the lanterns in room 217, it exploded without warning. Luckily she survived but unfortunately ended up breaking both ankles.  Even though Mrs. Wilson didn't pass away during the incident, it appears that she has chosen room 217 as her afterlife digs. Guests report that she... Support this podcast

Passport
The Stanley Hotel - Part 1: The Shining, King, and Kubrick

Passport

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 37:08


In 2006, Passport host Neil Innes found himself outside the house of Stephen King in Bangor Maine. He didn’t get to meet King that day… but it didn’t change how he felt about his work. A lifelong fan of King and Kubrick, The Shining has always held a special place in his heart. And so this Halloween, Passport traces the legacy of a single nightmare - one that still echoes 45 years later - all the way back to the place it all began: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.Stephen and Tabitha King only spent one night in The Stanley - The only guests in an old hotel the night before it closed for the winter. That night, King awoke from a nightmare, smoked a cigarette, and outlined The Shining - one of the biggest horror novels of all time. But that’s not all that happened. King’s The Shining changed the genre, Kubrick’s film adaptation changed horror cinema. But The Stanley has a remarkable story of its own.In part 1 of Passport's 2-part Halloween special, Neil checks into The Stanley to investigate that story with the people who know it best - historian and writer Rebecca Pittman and filmmaker and paranormal expert Karl Pfeiffer. It’s a ghost story that stretches from 1909 to King’s only night in the infamous Room 217. And for those of you wondering about Room 237, Neil and Andrés also journey into the hedge maze of the definitive adaptation - Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.For more, including links to the things we talked about, and the places we visited, plus a full transcript, visit: https://frequencymachine.com/passport Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/passport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steph's Business Bookshelf Podcast
On Writing by Stephen King: Why boredom is the key to great writing

Steph's Business Bookshelf Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 16:23


Sign up to the bookmark newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/1119b1358a84/thebookmark   About the Book On Writing Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told. Source: amazon.com   About the Author Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King’s books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald’s Game and It. King was the recipient of America’s prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine. Source: amazon.com Links: Buy the book from The Book Depository - https://www.bookdepository.com/On-Writing/9781444723250/?a_aid=stephsbookshelf Would you like to take better notes from the books you read?  Get your copy of Archley's beautiful book journal, the Book of Books here: https://www.archleys.com/?ref=JamVyS-U4mVR Also listen to other episodes: What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami: What you can learn about life from running The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington: How to stop wasting your time and your years   BIG IDEA 1 (6:39) – Be ready. Stephen argues that good ideas come from nowhere. It might be two unrelated ideas in your brain that will suddenly collide and create something beautiful. Your job is not to find these ideas but to recognise them when they show up. So you need to be ready, to listen, look around and see where those ideas might appear. This means turning off the TV and putting away other screens to start noticing things in order to be ready for the good ideas to arrive. He also talks about readiness by taking writing seriously, being intentional and approaching the blank page with meaning. BIG IDEA 2 (8:21) – Kill your darlings (and your adverbs). Creating a space between the original writing and your final draft can make a world of difference. When it comes to editing, Stephen said that when you write a story, you are telling yourself the story. But when you re-write, your main job is to take out the things that are not the story. Editing involves killing the words, paragraphs and even characters that you put in and that you are so attached to, but you have to let go of in order to tell the best story. One of the quotes in the book says that “writing is refined thinking.” It is not just talking on paper.  This also includes killing your desire to use longer words than necessary. He said that the best words you should use are the first ones that come to your mind, if they do the job. And whilst you are busy killing your darlings, you should be killing your adverbs too. They are a lazy way of describing an action or dialogue which should have been made obvious by the preceding prose. BIG IDEA 3 (12:13) – Read a lot, write a lot. Reading equals writing. Stephen said that if you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time, or the tools, to write. Reading broadly let’s you work out what you do and don’t like and can help you find your style. Joining writing classes might not give you the silver bullet to writing, but helps you find good critics. There is no secret ingredient, just read a lot and write a lot. This goes back to the big idea number one about being serious and not coming lightly to the blank page. It takes intent and a lot of practice to write well.   Music By: Cinematic Ambient Piano by OlexandrIgnatov (via Envato Elements) Let’s Connect LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steph-clarke Instagram: @stephsbizbookshelf Enjoying the show? Please hit subscribe so you don’t miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes to help others find us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Delasaster Cast
KBDG Sommerspezial: Tabitha King – Das Puppenhaus

Delasaster Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020


Heute haben wir uns zu einem kleinem Sommer Spezial zusammengefunden. Da Jonas heute Urlaub genommen hat, und wir die Pause bis zur nächsten…

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König Bube Dame Gast
KBDG 028 – Die Atemtechnik (Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Tod)

König Bube Dame Gast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020


Heute wollen wir mit euch die Reihe zu Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Tod beenden und dazu haben wir uns wieder den @Mikadoelefant geschnappt. Wir fragen uns warum wir eigentlich keinen Herrenclub haben, fassen unser Fazit zu dieser Sendung kurz zusammen und geben euch eine kurze Vorschau auf die nächsten Wochen und Monate. Viel Spaß beim anhören! Die Shownotes 00:00 Intro und Begrüßung 00:49 Zeitliche Einordnung * Cujo 01:55 Inhaltszusammenfassung 05:12 Detailbesprechung * Charles Dickens – Die Weihnachtsgeschichte * Jules Verne – In 80 Tagen um die Welt * Neil Gaiman – Sandmann – Worlds End und Oktober hat den Vorsitz 23:54 Symbolik * Robert Louis Stevenson 25:40 Querverweise * Turm Reihe * Der Mann der niemandem die Hand geben wollte 28:15 Verwertungen * Podstock 31:25 Zitate 33:39 Bewertung 36:42 Jahreszeiten – Das Fazit zur Sammlung * Nachtschicht * Sprengstoff * Der Fluch 43:44 Hausmeisterei, Sommerpause, Podstock, Verabschiedung und Outro * Podstock 2018 Liveprogramm * Unsere Podstockfolge von 2017 * Tabitha King – Puppenhaus * Leseliste

Real Talk with ReZsaun
Local Celebrity Spotlight, Episode 100 with Officer Tabitha King

Real Talk with ReZsaun

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 40:00


This episode of the Local Celebrity Spotlight shines on author and police officer Tabatha King! During this interview, we discussed several topics including: Growing up South Florida. What made her want to be a police officer Working in schools as an SRO Being an African American police officer Her children's books centered. and much more! If you'd like to purchase her books (you should), please visit the following links: The Adventures of Officer King and the Case of the Missing Number 3 Learning ABC's with Officer King You can watch this video by following this link https://bit.ly/3ew6QrU. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realtalkwithrezsaun/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/realtalkwithrezsaun/support

Wireless Theatre Company Audio Drama

As of 2014 Stephen King's statistics included 66 years. 35,000,000 Words. 180 film and TV adaptations and 79 novels. this is a drama in one act that tells the story of Stephen King and Tabitha King. One unstoppable writer. One inspirational wife. Part of the 'Couples Who Changed the World' series performed live at the Edinburgh Festival.

#AmWriting
Episode 195: #FromPeopletoSciAmerican

#AmWriting

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 51:59


How do you become a science writer? What if you didn’t even think you liked science as a kid? What if, instead of “serious journalism”, you spent the first half of your career covering celebrities and royals, even becoming the London Bureau Chief for People magazine?Then you’re in perfect shape, at least if you’re our guest, Lydia Denworth. She tells us how she made that transition, going from People through Redbook to Scientific American using the dual powers of curiosity and ignorance (and more relevantly, the willingness to admit it). We also discuss getting grants for non-fiction research, pitching scientific topics and the literary aspect of science writing—and Friendship, which just happens to be both the topic and the title of Denworth’s latest book. Episode links and a transcript follow—but first, did you love last week’s #WritersTopFive: Top 5 Ways to Win at Newsletter Subject Lines? Because I did (and I’m winning.) This Monday: Top 5 Things to Do When Your WIP Feels Like It’s In Flames. Support the podcast you love AND get weekly #WriterTopFives with actionable advice you can use for just $7 a month. As always, this episode (and every episode) will appear for all subscribers in your usual podcast listening places, totally free as the #AmWriting Podcast has always been. This shownotes email is free, too, so please—forward it to a friend, and if you haven’t already, join our email list and be on top of it with the shownotes and a transcript every time there’s a new episode. LINKS FROM THE PODCAST#AmReading (Watching, Listening)Jess: Open Season (Joe Gunther Mysteries #1), Archer MayorKJ: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman (catch it on my #BooksThatWon’tBumYouOut series HERE)Lydia: The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed Our Understanding of Madness, Susannah Cahalan The Ruin, Dervla McTiernanBonus Book Rec for Lydia: The Mountains Wild, Sarah Stewart Taylor (because “those Irish really know how to do dark”).Our guest for this episode is Lydia Denworth.This episode was sponsored by Author Accelerator, the book coaching program that helps you get your work DONE. Visit https://www.authoraccelerator.com/amwritingfor details, special offers and Jennie Nash’s Inside-Outline template.Find more about Jess here, Sarina here and about KJ here.Follow KJ on Instagram for her #BooksThatWon’tBumYouOut series: short reviews of books that won’t make you hate yourself and all humanity.If you enjoyed this episode, we suggest you check out Marginally, a podcast about writing, work and friendship.Transcript (We use an AI service for transcription, and while we do clean it up a bit, some errors are the price of admission here. We hope it’s still helpful.)KJ:                                        00:01                    Hey there listeners, it’s KJ. Our guest today is a science writer extraordinare, and we’ll be talking everything from grants to the literary and storytelling aspects of that form of nonfiction—but before we do, here’s something else for the nonfiction authors out there: If that’s the your kind of work, our sponsor, Author Accelerator, can help—and you don’t have to go all in with full-on book coaching if you’re not ready. Check out their new four-week long nonfiction framework program that will help you nail down your structure before you start to write (or after you’re writing and realizing—dang, this thing needs a backbone!). Authors of self-help, how-to and academic texts will find the shape of their books, create a working one-page summary that reveals that shape at a glance and develop a flexible table of contents to guide you through the drafting and revision process. You can find a lot more (including previews of much of the material) by going to https://www.authoraccelerator.com/nonfictionframework. Is it recording?Jess:                                     01:11                    Now it's recording.KJ:                                        01:13                    Yay!Jess:                                     01:13                    Go ahead.KJ:                                        01:14                    This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone like I don't remember what I was supposed to be doing.Jess:                                     01:14                    Alright, let's start over.KJ:                                        01:14                    Awkward pause, I'm going to rustle some papers.Jess:                                     01:14                    Okay.KJ:                                        01:14                    Now one, two, three. Hey, I'm KJ Dell'Antonia and this is #AmWriting. #AmWriting is the podcast about writing all the things. Writing fiction, nonfiction, short fiction, long nonfiction, short nonfiction, I could probably go on like that forever. We are the podcast about writing pitches, proposals, essays, and essentially, as I say, every week, this is the podcast about sitting down and getting your writing work done.Jess:                                     02:00                    I'm Jess Lahey. I am the author of the Gift of Failure, How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. And a forthcoming book about preventing substance abuse in kids. So I'm not so much writing this week as I'm deep, deep in the edits. You can find my work at the Atlantic, the New York Times, Washington Post, and at jessicalahey.com.KJ:                                        02:22                    I am KJ Dell'Antonia. I am the author of the forthcoming novel, The Chicken Sisters as well as How To Be a Happier Parent, which is out in hardback now. And will be coming in paperback soon to a bookstore near you and you can find me on Instagram at kjda and everywhere else at kjdellantonia and kjdellantonia.com.Jess:                                     02:48                    We have a guest today. We have a very patient guest. We've had to reschedule this guest an embarrassing number of times and I'm so excited that she's finally with us. And this is really timely because we've had some questions about exactly what this writer does in the #AmWriting Facebook group. So I would love to introduce to you Ms. Lydia Denworth. She is a science writer. She is a contributing editor to Scientific American, she writes the Brainwaves blog for Psychology Today, she's written three books, one called Toxic Truth on lead. A book that I really, really love called I Can Hear You Whisper. I keep it in the literacy section of my bookcase, actually, along with some other fun books, like Language at the Speed of Sight and her new book that will be coming out at the end of January on January 29th called Friendship. So this is a really appropriate and wonderful and exciting book to talk about on this podcast. Since of course I get to podcast with my best friends. So Lydia, welcome so much to the podcast.Lydia:                                  03:59                    I am so happy to be here. Thank you.Jess:                                     04:02                    Well and again, thank you so much for your patience. We've had a couple of recording dates fall through and so I'm just so glad you stuck with us through our timing snafus.Lydia:                                  04:12                    Not a problem at all.Jess:                                     04:15                    Well, we have burning questions. Not only ours, but some of our listeners, but we always love to start with the question of how you got started, how you got started writing and how you landed in the genre that you landed in.Lydia:                                  04:30                    And that in my case is a pretty interesting story because it is absolutely the case that science was the last thing I would have predicted that I would do. I was the person who took the bare minimum of science classes all through high school and college. And I was intimidated by it, I didn't think I was all that interested in it. I always wanted to be a writer and I wanted to be a nonfiction writer. So I was that kid who read the New Yorker and John McPhee and things like that when I was in high school and said, 'This is what I want to do.' But science did not come into it and I have had a relatively long career. And the first half of it was all general interest journalism, kind of. I worked for People magazine, if you can believe.Jess:                                     05:37                    Do you feel the need to go back and comment on the important social issues of our day?Lydia:                                  05:41                    I so do not, but at one point, I was a London Bureau Chief at the time that Princess Diana died for People magazine. So I have this whole past as a celebrity journalist and I worked for Newsweek for a bunch of years. And it was only when I was writing my first book, so about 15 years ago, after let's say a good 15 years in journalism, I that I really sort of became a science writer. And at that point I was doing - the way I describe it as I was freelancing and I was doing those social issue features that you would find in women's magazines, like Redbook and Good Housekeeping. So maybe it was sex harassment or lead poisoning. But I came to the issue of lead from a children's health perspective more than anything. I wrote a lot about education, Jess, you'll appreciate that. And you know, I did things like that and it was in writing that first book that I suddenly found that this, it's basically a dual biography of two of the men who were way out ahead of people understanding that lead was as harmful as it was. And then they got into this massive fight with industry over it and you know, their scientific careers were almost ruined, but they fought on, they are heroes, and they got lead taken out of all kinds of things. We know now with Flint that the story's not done. I first got into this because I was interested in a guy named Herb Needleman who was a psychiatrist and was looking at lead in kids' bodies, but the other guy was a geochemist at Cal Tech. And he was the one that understood that lead was all around the environment. And I started having to read his journal articles and oh my God, they were impenetrable to me.Jess:                                     07:42                    It's such an education, not only just being able to get through the language, but getting at the statistics. I mean, that's a big part of understanding whether you've been looking at something worth reading or citing.Lydia:                                  07:55                    Absolutely. And so, the long story short was that in working on that book, though, I found that I actually was better at all of that than I thought. And I happen to think, that to some extent, my lack of background in science has worked in my favor. I am not afraid to admit complete ignorance. I do it on a regular basis with really brilliant people. And so I just keep asking questions and I think that everybody has to do that as a reporter. But you're especially humbled when you're digging into something that you don't know anything about.Jess:                                     08:42                    Well, and your second book, you started writing about hearing because of your own personal experience. And that happens to be the area of nonfiction that I love - when it's sort of your own personal investment and personal experience that then turns into scientific exploration. So it's not just about intellectual curiosity, it's about emotional curiosity as well. And that's what really comes through in I Can Hear You Whisper because it is also partly your story.Lydia:                                  09:10                    Absolutely. So I had done this one book of popular science in the lead book, but then the question is always, you know, what are you going to do next? And here was my kid, my youngest son, Alex is is now 16, but he was just little then and and he is deaf and he uses a cochlear implant. And so I kind of felt like I had this story sitting there. But then the thing that I came to realize is that because he had this cochlear implant relatively early in the world of cochlear implants that I was essentially living a cutting edge science story. And in addition to the technology piece of it, I realized it was really a story about the brain because sound getting into the brain and what comes from that oral language and literacy. And I'm thrilled that the book is in your literacy section, by the way. That's just perfect. But you know, there was so much that I didn't know about deafness, and hearing, and sound, and reading and how it's all related until I had a kid. I mean, the first deaf kid I ever knew was my own son (in any meaningful way). So you're just starting over, and it was several years before I said, 'Oh wait, I think I really need to write about this.'.Jess:                                     10:37                    So your most recent book, the book that we're just really excited to talk about, this book Friendship. This came at a really, really good time for me. In the sense of one of the statistics that you quote is that the strengths of your friendships at around 50 predicts your health at 80. And I'm just about to turn 50 and I feel like I'm at a phase in my life where I have really strong friendships and so I am feeling good about my health at 80.KJ:                                        11:09                    Me too. I really loved that line.Jess:                                     11:09                    I really liked that.KJ:                                        11:11                    I think we're all at a moment when (and it may be sort of a cohort moment) but when everybody's looking around and just going, you know, what really matters to me is my people. Like my people, people. I mean some of those are digital people and that's cause some of those are real friendships, right? But lots of them are real people, or you know, real people that are like really right in front of you, and I just feel like this sort of decade or two of segwaying away from being able to touch the people you love when you're with them has sort of really changed our perspective in a great way and I think your book really informs that.Lydia:                                  11:54                    Yeah, I hope so. I mean, I do feel, and I'm hearing from people, that yes, my timing might be good here because everybody's thinking about this. People have seen the headlines that loneliness is a killer, which it is - as deadly as smoking. That's always been the story. But the flip side of what does friendship actually give us and how is it protective and how does it make us resilient? And the fact that there is a biology and an evolutionary story to friendship is the piece that most people do not know. And you know, this is a book of science. It's the science of friendship. But it is so personal and relevant to people's lives and what I hope they do is come away understanding why friendship and relationships are as important as diet and exercise for your health. And I'm not trying to add to people's burden for what they have to do. I think instead, I'm hoping to give them permission to go hang out with your friends. Your body will thank you.KJ:                                        13:01                    Well, I have questions about how you pitched the book because it has that dual identity, but let's not start there, right, Jess?Jess:                                     13:13                    I know KJ and I have some very specific questions about the way the book Friendship came about in terms of not just the pitch, but also the funding aspect. And I wasn't sure if that's where you wanted to start, KJ, but I'm dying to know about your funding.KJ:                                        13:31                    Which came first, Lydia?Jess:                                     13:31                    Lydia has funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and every nonfiction writer wants to know, Oh my gosh, how can I get money to do this project? Because research is expensive. In fact yesterday I was just thinking about this because someone texted me yesterday saying, 'If I don't get a book contract soon, I'm not going to be able to write this book because I'm out of money to put into the resources.' This is actually an AmWriting listener, so hopefully she's listening to this episode. And I texted back, 'I just dumped almost 200 bucks on a textbook that I must have in order to just make sure I'm really where I need to be with the research.' So how on earth did you get the funding and which came first - the contract for the book or the funding for the book?Lydia:                                  14:20                    The contract for the book came first. So I had a contract with Norton and I had an advance, but I will say it wasn't a stellar advance. My advances - so I've had three and they are all over the place and the middle one was by far the biggest. And so I was a little disappointed not to get more this time, but it also meant I had to get my butt in gear and get more money if I was going to do this. So fortunately the Sloan Foundation does do these grants for science writers, in particular. They are also (since a lot of this audience is female) people might be happy to know that they are looking to support female science writers and they are looking to support projects that are about women. In my case, this book is not specifically about women, but there happened to be quite a lot of female scientists featured in the book. They're kick ass, they're wonderful and they are all through the book. And so the combination of my being a female science writer and what I was writing about, they happily gave me a grant. The only thing I wish is that I had applied a little earlier. Since you all like to get into the nitty gritty of things, you have to make up a budget and there is a lag time from when you apply to when (should you be so fortunate as to get any money) when you start getting money. And so my budget, I originally had it for an entire calendar year that I was going to be writing the book. But I discovered that it couldn't start until, let's say I originally said January to December and then in fact, and I had like a monthly salary for myself in there, and then it turned out that they said, 'Well, our fiscal year is June, so you can't start till June 1st. So I basically had to lop off five months' worth of that money I was asking for, so had I known and gotten the application in even just a few months earlier, I probably could have made it from January to December and gotten myself more money. So let this be a reminder to not let this stuff linger.Jess:                                     16:43                    Well can you apply for funding before you have a book contract or did they require you to have the book contract before you apply?Lydia:                                  16:49                    You know, I can't remember exactly. I do believe that you can do it either way, but they did want a copy of my contract. So if you don't have a contract, I think there are some other requirements. I'm forgetting. it's been a little while since I did all that. And I will say, the reason I was aware of this in the first place was because I had met one of the people from the Sloan Foundation at at a party, at the World Science Festival here in New York several years earlier. And at that point my previous book I Can Hear You Whisper would have been perfect because they also are very interested in technology and the science of technology and things like that. But I didn't know about their grant program in time. Now in that book, I happen to have gotten a healthy advance, so that was okay. So the time around, I said, 'All right, I'm gonna write to him.' They added some money in order for me to be able to hire a science advisor who actually was one of the people who's featured in the book, but I paid him. It's Robert Seyfarth, it says so in the book so I can say, he's one of the leading primatologists in this work. And he would have read some of the book ahead of time anyway, but he read it all multiple times and was so in my corner and so helpful. And also so demanding and critical. I could see what it would be like to be their graduate students. So anyway, but it was so helpful and I wouldn't have done that if it hadn't been for the Sloan Foundation request. But it was really helpful.Jess:                                     18:49                    Maybe we'll include the link for applying for these kinds of grants in the show notes so the people can know exactly what we're talking about.KJ:                                        18:55                    I think the Kaiser Foundation does something similar, too. I know they do it for journalism.Lydia:                                  19:04                    I'll have a look and see. At one point I did find a link that had kind of a list of grants and fellowships that give you some money. I'll see if I can find it for you. But at the Sloan Foundation it is through the public interest piece cause it doesn't sort of jump out and say books right away. So just FYI to people. It does have to be pretty sciency for Sloan. but there are, as KJ just said, there are these other things like Kaiser that maybe if it's more health related and other things. You know, there's more out there than I think people realize.Jess:                                     19:41                    Absolutely. There's USC Annenberg School does it for health writing as well. There's just a bunch of great places to go. So, you have the money, you have the book contract, and so you get started on the research. The question I get most often from the nonfiction writers is (and the reason I talk about it so much) is about organization of research. And I have a multipart question having to do with this. But how do you organize your research?Lydia:                                  20:11                    Not as well as you, Jess. I look at what you do and I when you show pictures of your shelves, I think, Oh boy. That's something to aspire to. So one thing that I do is that I am still the kind of person who prints out everything. I just find it very, very hard. First of all, I would like to make sure I have the hard copy. And when I'm reading through complicated scientific work, I find it a lot easier to do it with a pencil in my hand and kind of marking it up. And I don't know, it helps me. Maybe I'm showing my age, I'm just over 50. I'm 53 now as of three weeks ago. I do plenty online, so I have piles of files. For this book. I filed everything according mostly to the individuals that were at the forefront of whatever piece of science it was I was writing about, or by subject, if that made sense. Like social media. I have a couple of files about the science of social media that were by subject. I think that the trick about research, cause I can go so deep, and there's always more to research. And so figuring out when to stop...Jess:                                     21:44                    That actually leads to my next question. Someone specifically asked, how do you know when it's time to stop and when it's time to start the writing? Because the research can go on forever, as you stated.Lydia:                                  22:01                    Yes. So for me it has been very important. There comes a point where I decide to start writing, in part to figure out whether I'm done with my research or not. Because there are holes sometimes that pop up when you start to actually write it and you think you might think you've got everything. So this book, people will see, mixes animal research and human research because there's been a lot of both in this subject and the animal research is actually where the big strides and understanding biology and evolution have taken place, in terms of social behavior. But I will say that I went to a whole bunch of conferences about monkeys and apes. And finally I was at one and I said, you know, Lydia, you've done enough, you know enough about monkeys, you have permission to stop on this front. And so that was just one piece of it. But I knew I was going like sort of too far down. But then writing helps me to discover. I mean by that point you may not have heaps of time to really go far on some new tangent. But for instance, the social media chapter, there was new work happening right up until the last second. And so I was changing that chapter quite a bit between having turned in my book and turning back in the first past proofs. Because there was new science and I had been to new conferences and been talking to new people.Jess:                                     23:37                    I actually just hit pause on editing a chapter because of that textbook I mentioned. And then three or four new studies and one meta study that just came out. And in order to make sure that what I'm writing about today and fingers crossed you know, when the book comes out is as up to date as possible. But it's really hard to say, well now I'm done. For me there tends to be this moment. I continue to do online classes, and webinars, and things like that. And there tends to be this moment where I'm listening to the webinar and I'm like, I know all this and that's when I know, okay, if I know this it's probably time for me to put a lid on researching this topic.Lydia:                                  24:22                    I think that is exactly right. And I have definitely had that experience, too. But I will also say that there are some pieces of it where, especially with science, where if you're feeling that your grasp is maybe not as strong as you'd like it to be, but sometimes you do just have to wade in. I mean, I do anyway. And see where it goes and see how... My problem in my writing often, is that I have a tendency to get into the weeds and then I have to cut all that out, but I've got to write it. I've got to write it. This is not relevant to the organization and research, but I do feel that an important thing about writing about science and even if you don't really write about science, if you adopt a little bit of a science writer's approach, you're really forced to think about whether your audience is with you. And whether you've given them enough handholding, and enough signposting so that they can follow along with the story, and what's important, and why, and what's not. And so then when I go back over what I've written, I'm usually trying to figure out, tracking along with someone who doesn't know it as well as I do and see, do they really need to know this?Jess:                                     25:50                    I was going to say, that's the question I constantly have. Which is when I was going through and I realized, oh my gosh, I have a chapter that's like 20,000 words. Does my reader really need to know how many casks of beer there were on that first ship that sails?KJ:                                        26:07                    That's our new standard for too much research is if you know the details of what was in the hold of the first ship that your topic involved. Yeah, that's it. We've got a black line there, people. This is good.Jess:                                     26:40                    The problem with me is I love those details. And in some places it paints an incredible picture, like your ability to say here's how many bananas might be useful, but for the most part it's really important to say, does my reader, does my listener need to know this thing in order to understand the broad concept? And that's usually my last pass edit when I'm cutting is, oh wait a second, these next four paragraphs are so irrelevant to anything.Lydia:                                  27:15                    Just for the record, I want to state that part of why I had that detail and part of my point in the story was that these monkeys were a source of fascination for everybody at the time and so much so that they were featured in the New York Times at the time that they were traveling and then in Life magazine. And so I was sort of making the point that the New York Times was so interested that they counted the amount of pounds of bananas. But you're still right. They still didn't need to know that.Jess:                                     27:47                    The line I often say is from On Writing where Tabitha King criticizes Stephen King for writing too much about these intervening years in this one character's life. And he's like, 'Yeah, but it's really important.' And she said, 'Yeah, but you don't have to bore me with it.'.Lydia:                                  28:02                    Exactly. You maybe need to know it, but your reader might not need to know it.Jess:                                     28:14                    KJ, did you want to jump in? I've been hogging the mic.KJ:                                        28:20                    No, it's been great. I'm riding along and taking notes.Jess:                                     28:25                    Excellent. Obviously for me, this book came along at a really great time for me because I love talking about adolescents, and relationships, and friendships. But what I was most interested in with your book right now is thinking about virtual friendships and in-person friendships. And you talk a little bit about how much time you need to spend in what you call sort of togetherness makes for a friend. And there's a quote in the book about the fact that it takes 50 hours of togetherness to make a friend and 200 hours to make a best friend. So what if we spend 50 hours, you know, chatting about stuff, maybe tweeting at each other, are we allowed to still be friends or do we have to have 50 hours of in-person time?Lydia:                                  29:14                    We can still be friends. But I will say that what's interesting about social media is that most people, their online life and their offline life sort of mirror each other. People talk all the time about how the word friend is devalued currency by Facebook and things like that. But the truth is, most people know who their real friends are, who their closest friends are. And we sort of all have concentric circles of people really close, and then a little further out, and a little further out. And I would argue that if you only have a relationship online, it's more likely to be in the outer reaches of your social circles, which is fine. That's an important place to be. Those relationships have all kinds of benefits. But most of us, our closest friends, we use social media as kind of an extra channel to deepen the relationship but not exclusively.Jess:                                     30:21                    I like thinking about it that way. And you also mention that quality is important over quantity, anyway. So the quality of those relationships and you also give me a license to sort of let go of some of those fraught relationships that may not be in my best interest because you talk about the fact that ambivalent or the sort of frenemy relationships are not necessarily good for our health in the same way that all positive relationships are.Lydia:                                  30:50                    They turn out to be actually bad for your health, which surprised the researchers. They thought maybe the good outweighs the bad. But no, biologically speaking, if when they look at your blood pressure and the aging in your cells and your immune system, they see that relationship... So, just to define our terms since we are talking about science writing. So an ambivalent relationship is one that makes you feel both good and bad. Like a frenemy, like you said. And also it's important to say that the people who've done this research had a pretty broad way of measuring that. If you weren't a hundred percent terrific all the time about this relationship or it wasn't 100% positive, then it was ambivalent. And the truth is that's like half our relationships though, have some negative to them.KJ:                                        31:43                    I was going to say, that's pretty broad.Lydia:                                  31:46                    It is pretty broad and they're still sort of perfecting. You know, this research is relatively new, but it's kind of pointing to an interesting and important idea though. Which is that yes, we don't actually have to maintain every relationship. Like some of your older friends where you have shared history but who now are actually quite draining. Maybe you don't have to stay friends with those people. I'm giving you permission there, too. But for the relationships where you can't or don't want to end the relationship or sort of really minimize the relationship, then you should be working on the quality of it. Because that is really the critical thing. The research is so clear that the quality of relationships matters most and matters more than whether it's a relative or not. So that's another thing I think I would just like to point out about friendship is that the science kind of blurs the lines that we've always clung to about the importance of family over friends and things like that. Friends tended to be dropped down to the bottom, but we actually use the word friend. Like if you say your spouse is your best friend, you're trying to convey something about the quality of your relationship. Right? And not everybody would say that about their spouse. Some do, some don't. And in fact there's a hilarious study that found that in Jacksonville, Florida, something like 60% of the people said that their spouse was their best friend. And in Mexico city it was like 0%, which I don't think tells us about...KJ:                                        33:29                    It has more to do with how we define it, more than anything else.Lydia:                                  33:32                    Exactly. Exactly. But you know, the point is let's at least think about this.KJ:                                        33:40                    I like that they both start with F. It's one category for me. You know, important time with friends or family, that's one thing. That's the F section. So I wanted to come back to this question of here you were as a writer with this idea that encompassed a really deep scientific piece, but also what I think we could call a service piece. You know, the idea of friendship and how it helps us. Exactly what we're getting into talking about right now. How did you structure the pitch for this book to include both of those things?Lydia:                                  34:24                    So I think of myself more as a literary science writer, for lack of a better phrase. And that is a thing compared to really self-helpy science. So I wouldn't exactly say that this book, (and I didn't pitch it as self-help), and yet, if you read this book, you will absolutely come away knowing that you should invest in your friendships and here's a bunch of ways to do it.KJ:                                        34:59                    I wondered if there was pressure to push it in that other direction.Lydia:                                  35:02                    So some, and this is a constant tight rope that I feel I walk as a science writer is because yes, most of what's out there and that has a really big audience is the stuff that is so super accessible that it doesn't include a lot of the details that I find really interesting and important. I will say this. To specifically answer your question, what I did was pitch this book as the kind of friendship book that has not yet been written because it would have serious science in it. And that is what is new, and interesting, and important to know. And it sort of informs everything that's in those self-help articles. And so I was positioning myself in my pitch and it helped that my previous two books were similar. You know, so I have a certain style of writing. And if you are (like I am) a contributing editor at Scientific American, people do expect you to be on the serious side of science, but still completely accessible. I mean that is the thing - no matter who you are, you have to write it as if anybody will understand it. I try hard, you know.KJ:                                        36:25                    Your scientific audience is not necessarily experts in everything.Lydia:                                  36:29                    No. And in fact, one of the things that's really interesting is this book covers so much ground and so much territory that some of the experts in it, when they read it then said, 'Oh, but I, I love how you wrote about my piece, but I didn't know anything about this other thing.' And I found that I was bringing them together, somewhat. Because I was talking to everyone across the board, you know, not in the little silos that people tend to work in. But, I just want to say though, that there's a real tension. So, you know, my agent would say, 'You really need to come up with a way to pitch this that will appeal to everybody.' But then for instance, the Sloan Foundation, their question was how sciency will this be? Because we are only really interested in it if it is in fact a science book. But you can write a science book that has all kinds of story in it. I mean, science is story. You know, it's figuring out how we know things, and there's a lot of plot twists, and intriguing problems, and it's the evolution of thought in some ways. So I ended up deciding that I have to be me. You know, you do you, right? Don't you guys say that? And that I was pitching it as not self-help, but yet in the overview of the proposal, it really did say that this book will put friendship at the center of our lives. It will show us these important things we need to know. And one of the things I say a lot is that is that we think we know all about friendship because it's familiar. But in fact there's a huge amount we don't know. And also we do not in fact prioritize it always quite to the extent that we think we do. And so those kind of larger statements that are in the proposal and that I talk about when I do publicity are very much about sort of trying to pull people in and tell them why this is relevant to their lives.Jess:                                     38:36                    I think one of the reasons that I loved - I mean I love this book - but I really loved I Can Hear You Whisper because there was this really personal element and that I love reading science books that are also part memoir and that's also a really difficult line to walk. In fact, the book I'm editing now turned out to be so much more memoir than I ever expected it to be. In fact, I was really scared of it becoming a memoir and yet all of a sudden now I'm at the other end after a couple of years and it is very much a memoir. So much so that we've amped up that side of it. But I think that's what makes the science personal. And I think that's what helps people say, 'Oh, Oh, so that's why it matters. That's why these numbers matter. That's why these statistics matter because they're about personal stories.' And I think you do a beautiful job of walking that line, which can be really hard to see sometimes.Lydia:                                  39:27                    It can. And thank you, I appreciate that. I will just point out (as a sort of craft example) that the introduction to this book starts on this island in Puerto Rico where people are studying monkeys and that's a pretty surprising place to start a book on friendship you might think. And yet, I think it's interesting because it's surprising, and it makes for a really great scene, and it also sort of signals that this is a new way of thinking about friendship. So I wrote all that with some other stuff about the big picture stuff in that intro. But I ended that chapter with me coming back from Puerto Rico and finding my then 17 year old son on the couch with his best friend where they were playing video games and it felt like they had never left from when I went to Puerto Rico to when I came back. It was as if they had never left. So there's a scene there in which I am doing the typical parent thing of don't you guys have anything better to do? And don't you ever get up off this couch and all that stuff. And then I suddenly realized, and this did really happen, I said, 'Oh wait, hang on a minute, Lydia. They look a lot like those monkeys you were just watching in that they are hanging out together, and they are laughing, and they're joking, and they're literally sitting in proximity on the couch, and maybe you are only seeing the video game as a parent and you are not seeing the visceral connection that is going on between these kids. And so I put that scene at the end of that first chapter or the introduction specifically to get at exactly what you're asking about. To show why and how this stuff is useful in thinking about our own lives and our own relationships and friendships.Jess:                                     41:20                    And that's great storytelling. I just, I love that. I am smiling from ear to ear. I mean, to me that's when you have those moments when you're writing. I talk about this all the time about that buzz, when you really feel like, oh my gosh, it's happening. The writing is coming together. And in those moments where you say, 'That's the story.' That's when my heart just flutters. I just get so excited.Lydia:                                  41:46                    Exactly. I tried to do that all through this book. I didn't really want to just sort of throw in a whole lot of random people that you only meet briefly. So I decided that the memoir part, I do have sort of myself, and my family, and my good friends kind of sprinkled through the book because that seemed like the most organic way to get at what's true about relationships. And I fully recognize that we are a little subsection, that doesn't make it a diverse thing. But that's not the point. The point is just to sort of provide those kinds of moments of recognition and resonance for readers.Jess:                                     42:31                    That's what it's all about. Speaking of which, cause we are getting to the end of our time. I hate making these jarring transitions cause I could talk about this book for ages because I love it so much and I love science writing so much, but we are running out of time and so I would love to talk about what you have been reading and what KJ and I have been reading. Do you have anything you'd like to shout out book wise?Lydia:                                  42:53                    I would love to. On the sciency front, I have been reading Susannah Cahalan's new book, The Great Pretender. Have you read it?Jess:                                     43:04                    I'm really excited because I loved Brain on Fire.Lydia:                                  43:06                    Yes. And this is such an interesting book because it really is about the history of psychiatry and mental health. But it's this totally great story about a study that was done years ago that kind of where they sent sane people into insane asylums essentially, and tried to reveal. You know, it was like the investigative journalism of science about what does it take to get out of an insane asylum?Jess:                                     43:38                    But that's why I haven't started reading it yet. Because frankly, I know about this experiment. In fact, we were looking at the book and my husband pointed to it and he said, 'Oh, I know that experiment.' And he was explaining it to me and I said, 'That is terrifying to me.' Like being a sane person in an insane asylum and then having to like prove that you're not insane, yet that makes you look insane. That whole concept freaks me out.Lydia:                                  44:05                    And then there's a real plot twist though in this whole book. But it turns out that that study is not everything that we thought it was. And so there's an extra

Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine
Horror Out Loud: Joe Hill and Dennis Boutsikaris in Conversation

Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 25:48


Listen as author Joe Hill and narrator Dennis Boutsikaris join host Jo Reed for a conversation about crafting a chilling audiobook. In honor of Hill’s newest collection, FULL THROTTLE, Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine is rebroadcasting our conversation about their collaboration on STRANGE WEATHER, Hill’s collection of four short novels. Getting the author and narrator together to talk about the creative process allows for fascinating insights into the making of audiobooks. Hill talks about the impact of listening to his stories read aloud by masterful narrators, and how it has influenced his writing. He shares comments about his literary life, and growing up with his parents Stephen King and Tabitha King. Boutsikaris discusses the impact that good writing has on making his narration sound like a natural extension of the story. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com. For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. Join New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan for a seven-part original podcast – Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis – and explore in depth the improbable and beautiful love story between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. Learn more at www.becomingmrslewispodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bookshelf
The Bookshelf: Joe Hill on Collaboration: 'Story is Our Family's Private Language'

The Bookshelf

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 18:09


When Joe Hill launched his career as a writer, he didn't want anyone to know about his famous writer parents, Stephen and Tabitha King. Rather than ride their coattails, he wanted to find success on his own—thus the pen name, Joe Hill.

Daughters of Change
To Change the World - You Have to Change Yourself with Gola Wolf Richards

Daughters of Change

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 43:00


https://www.brodcastwisdom.com-Robert E. Lane, Prof. Emeritus of Political Science, Yale University: "I have known Wolf Richards for more than 40 years, and have always been impressed by his skill and wisdom in interpersonal relations. He has an intuitive understanding of other people's feelings and of their efforts to cope with the problems that confront them. In my opinion Mr. Richards' grasp of Confucian principles will give depth to his approach to conflict resolution. He is an excellent speaker and a fine person." -H. Steven Coopchick: "I became particularly aware of the value of Wolf's philosophy when I was the Director of Personnel of the Division of Special Education of the New York City Board of Education. At that time (1983-1987) the Division employed 20,000 staff (10,000 of whom were teachers) serving 114,000 students. The stress the other major managers and I experienced, often on a daily basis, was sometimes nearly unbearable. However, I was able not only to survive, but to succeed by any measure, with the support I experienced from Wolf's philosophic precepts." -Tabitha King, author and wife of author Steven King: "Dear Wolf, First, let me thank you for letting me see your manuscript [The Way to See (W)hole®]. I know from speaking with you how dear this project is to your heart... The manuscript is heartfelt and mindful. I very much enjoyed your word play, which lightens what could be turgid. The message is coherent and seamless... It has been a pleasure to meet and converse with you, and a pleasure to encounter your good and poetic soul in its strivings... I wish you the greatest success with this project."   

Delirium Cast
#05 Pequenas Realidades, de Tabitha King: conheça o primeiro livro da Dama do Terror!

Delirium Cast

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 33:45


Olá, ouvintes! :D A convite da editora Darkside Books, neste Delirium Cast a apresentadora Isabelle Simões bate um papo com a convidada Jéssica Reinaldo sobre o lançamento do livro “Pequenas Realidades“, da autora Tabitha King. Trata-se do primeiro livro publicado pela autora, em 1981, que chegará em uma nova edição no final do mês de maio, pela editora Darkside Books. A Jéssica é uma das revisoras do livro, além de criadora do site Fright Like a Girl e colaboradora no Delirium Nerd. Com exclusividade, elas conversam sobre o que os leitores e leitoras podem esperar de “Pequenas Realidades” e comentam sobre a importância de conhecermos o universo literário da Dama do Terror. Com tradução de Regiane Winarski, “Pequenas Realidades” pertence ao selo DarkLove. O livro chega com edição de capa dura e um marcador magnético exclusivo para os clientes que comprarem diretamente na loja oficial da editora. Sinopse do livro: Em "Pequenas Realidades" conhecemos a história da socialite Dorothy Hardesty Douglas, filha de um antigo presidente norte-americano, apaixonada por miniaturas. Ela possui uma réplica idêntica da Casa Branca. Mas quando seu caminho se cruza com um homem chamado Roger Tinker, sua vida muda completamente e a socialite descobre uma maneira extraordinária e perturbadora de decorar a sua casinha. Através da mistura de relações familiares problemáticas, passando pelo mundo bizarro das miniaturas, Tabitha King nos conduz para uma história aterrorizante e repleta de reviravoltas, onde não sabemos o que esperar do final da obra. APOIE O DELIRIUM CAST! -> https://apoia.se/delirium_nerd MENCIONADO NESTE PROGRAMA: - Tabitha King afirma: “Esposa é um status de relacionamento. Não uma identidade” https://bit.ly/2NNFF12 LEIA TAMBÉM: - Tabitha King E Stephen King: O amor perfeito pela literatura https://bit.ly/2qd9UFF CRÉDITOS: - Pauta/Mediação: Isabelle Simões - Imagem/Colagem: Jessica Bandeira - Edição: LJR - Música: (Todos os direitos reservados) FEEDBACK: - contato@deliriumnerd.com

Delirium Cast
[DELIRIUM CAST] #05 Pequenas Realidades, de Tabitha King: o primeiro livro da Dama do Terror!

Delirium Cast

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 33:47


Olá, ouvintes! :D A convite da editora Darkside Books, neste Delirium Cast a apresentadora Isabelle Simões bate um papo com a convidada Jéssica Reinaldo sobre o lançamento do livro "Pequenas Realidades", da autora Tabitha King. Trata-se do primeiro livro publicado pela autora, em 1981, que chegará em uma nova edição no final do mês de maio, pela editora Darkside Books. A Jéssica é uma das revisoras do livro, além de criadora do site Fright Like a Girl e colaboradora no Delirium Nerd. Com exclusividade, elas conversam sobre o que os leitores e leitoras podem esperar de "Pequenas Realidades" e comentam sobre a importância de conhecermos o universo literário da Dama do Terror. Com tradução de Regiane Winarski, “Pequenas Realidades” pertence ao selo DarkLove. O livro chega com edição de capa dura e um marcador magnético exclusivo para os clientes que comprarem diretamente na loja oficial da editora. SINOPSE DE PEQUENAS REALIDADES: Em "Pequenas Realidades" conhecemos a história da socialite Dorothy Hardesty Douglas, filha de um antigo presidente norte-americano, apaixonada por miniaturas. Ela possui uma réplica idêntica da Casa Branca. Mas quando seu caminho se cruza com um homem chamado Roger Tinker, sua vida muda completamente e a socialite descobre uma maneira extraordinária e perturbadora de decorar a sua casinha. Através da mistura de relações familiares problemáticas, passando pelo mundo bizarro das miniaturas, Tabitha King nos conduz para uma história aterrorizante e repleta de reviravoltas, onde não sabemos o que esperar do final da obra. LINK PARA COMPRA DO LIVRO -> https://bit.ly/2K6gFRf MENCIONADOS NESTE PROGRAMA: - Tabitha King afirma: “Esposa é um status de relacionamento. Não uma identidade” -> https://bit.ly/2VObbwE SIGA A CONVIDADA E ACOMPANHE SEUS TRABALHOS: - Jéssica Reinaldo (Twitter): https://twitter.com/capirojesca - Fright Like a Girl: https://www.frightlikeagirl.com.br - Delirium Nerd: https://deliriumnerd.com/author/jessica-reinaldo/ APOIE O DELIRIUM CAST -> apoia.se/delirium_nerd CRÉDITOS: - Pauta/Mediação: Isabelle Simões - Imagem/Colagem: Jessica Bandeira - Edição: LJR - Música: (Todos os direitos reservados) FEEDBACK -> contato@deliriumnerd.com

fiction/non/fiction
13: Fiction/Non/Fiction: March Madness Edition

fiction/non/fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 68:33


In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, novelist Marcus Burke and sportswriter Shira Springer discuss writing and basketball with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. As March Madness rages on, we talk buzzy topics in the sports world: apprenticeship in college basketball, the need for consistent coverage of women athletes, and the importance of women sportswriters. Readings for the Episode: ·           Team Seven by Marcus Burke ·           Hennessy and Red Lightsby Marcus Burke ·           “7 Ways to Improve Coverage of Women's Sports,” by Shira Springer, Nieman Reports ·           “WNBA superstar Sue Bird rates sports coverage and finds room for improvement,” by Shira Springer, Nieman Reports ·           "La Liga turning heads with women's soccer," by Shira Springer, Sports Business Daily ·           “What If the United States Had Boycotted Hitler's Olympics?” by Shira Springer from Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History, edited by Mike Pesca ·           One on One by Tabitha King ·           The Crossover by Kwame Alexander ·           A Sense of Where You Are, by John McPhee ·           Burn it All Down Podcast ·           The Meaning of Serena Williams by Claudia Rankine ·           Citizen by Claudia Rankine ·           R. R. Knudson, a Writer Whose Subject Was Sports, Dies at 75, The New York Times ·           “Grant Hall,” in A Region Not Home, by James McPherson  ·           The Bad News Bears, dir. Michael Ritchie ·           The Girl Who Wanted to Run the Boston Marathon, by Robert McKay ·           Champion's Choice, by John R. Tunis Guests: ·           Marcus Burke ·           Shira Springer   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #358

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 64:17


The Genealogy Guys Podcast and Vivid-Pix announced the first winners of the Unsung Heroes Awards at RootsTech 2019. Visit the blog for details about the winners. Blaine T. Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., joins us for discussions with Drew about DNA topics on episodes of The Genealogy Guys Podcast starting this week. The News MyHeritage made a number of announcements at RootsTech 2019: Database has doubled since RootsTech 2018. 5 million MyHeritage DNA kits have been sold, the most sales in Europe. New AutoClusters tool has been introduced to MyHeritage DNA. Theory of Family Relativity DNA tool has been introduced to MyHeritage DNA to facilitate matching. MyHeritage has completed digitizing of all of Israel's cemeteries, searchable online with images, locations, and fully transcribed records. MyHeritage has extended their DNA Quest pro bono initiative to reunite adoptees through free genetic testing. Ancestry announced 94 new and updated communities for people of African American and Afro-Caribbean descent. Ancestry announced several new DNA tools, and Blaine and Drew will discuss them later. Stephen and Tabitha King have donated $1.25 million to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Findmypast added over 23 million new U.S. marriage records to their collection. Findmypast also added Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriage Banns, Marriages, and Burials, and an update to the 1939 Register. Findmypast has acquired RootsFinder, Inc, a free family tree builder. Findmypast announced a project to digitize and publish the 1921 Census of England and Wales. The Archives of Manitoba, Canada, is digitizing over 1,000 reels of microfilm for the Hudson's Bay Company (1670-1870) and placing the records online. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated $2 million to the International African American Museum being built in Charleston, South Carolina. RootsTech London will take place on 24-26 October 2019. Drew recaps the highlights of the January 2019 record additions and a look at what's coming this year. A Discussion with Blaine T. Bettinger This week's discussion between Blaine and Drew focuses on Ancestry.com's newly announced DNA tools. They include a new tool called ThruLines, and a new tool for working with and marking matches (in beta mode), and a Tree Tagging tool (also in beta mode). Listener Email Listeners Barb and Vicki also responded to Laura's inquiry in Episode #357 about uses for spreadsheets in genealogy. Bill reported he had a loss of data between RootsMagic and Ancestry. George referred him ASAP to RootsMagic's Customer Support, and also described how he backs up his RootsMagic data on his computer, on Dropbox, and at an offline storage service. Tom advises Jewish researchers not to ignore German Catholic records as he has made discoveries of Jewish families' information in those collections. Tom advises us that he has acquired very old photo albums, and that he in one case reunited it with the descendants. But what about the other one? The Guys would like to express our sincere gratitude to our Patreon supporters. Your financial contributions are an investment in our ability to provide our services to the genealogical community for free since 5 September 2005.

Satellite Sisters
Lian's Dance Performance, Kidfluencers, #staynoisy Tabitha King

Satellite Sisters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 46:25


Lian's owns her big Madonna dance moment this weekend and has the costume change to prove it! Julie reads about The Invisibility of Older Women. Twice. Lian has a "you are beautiful just the way you are" message for the millennials who are reportedly getting plastic surgery so they'll look better on social media. Sad. Liz has a question or two about this NYT article about "Kidfluencers" and a #staynoisy shout-out to Tabitha King. Plus recommendations on our Satellite Sisters Book Club book for April: Duped. And a GO RIGHT NOW movie recommendation for the brand new Apollo 11 film from NASA in IMAX . Listen to Liz's workplace advice show Safe For Work and the Madam Secretary recap show Lian and Julie do called Satellite Sisters Talk TV. Follow us on @Twitter and @Instagram @satsisters. Like our Facebook Page for all our news. Join our Facebook Group to get in on the conversation. Visit our complete website satellitesisters.com. To email us, use info@satellitesisters.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Satellite Sisters
Lian's Dance Performance, Kidfluencers, #staynoisy Tabitha King

Satellite Sisters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 54:10


Lian's owns her big Madonna dance moment this weekend and has the costume change to prove it! Julie reads about The Invisibility of Older Women. Twice. Lian has a "you are beautiful just the way you are" message for the millennials who are reportedly getting plastic surgery so they'll look better on social media. Sad. Liz has a question or two about this NYT article about "Kidfluencers" and a #staynoisy shout-out to Tabitha King. Plus recommendations on our Satellite Sisters Book Club book for April: Duped. And a GO RIGHT NOW movie recommendation for the brand new Apollo 11 film from NASA in IMAX .Thanks to today's sponsors:MeUndies: meundies.com/sistersZipRecruiter: ziprecruiter.com/sistersRitual: ritual.com/sistersThird Love: thirdlove.com/sistersListen to Liz's workplace advice show Safe For Work and the Madam Secretary recap show Lian and Julie do called Satellite Sisters Talk TV.Follow us on @Twitter and @Instagram @satsisters. Like our Facebook Page for all our news.Join our Facebook Group to get in on the conversation.Visit our complete website satellitesisters.com.To email us, use info@satellitesisters.com.

The Nix
Greta, Drag Race, Better Things

The Nix

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 44:53


Not quite a camp classic. We review Greta, Neil Jordan's new thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert. Also discussed: Drag Race S11, Better Things S1&2, The Challenge, Tabitha King, Captain Marvel comics, Spielberg vs. Netflix, Girlpool

Best Neighbors Podcast
You Will Not 'Per-sway' Me - Episode #121

Best Neighbors Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 51:54


Hey there, Neighbors! How's your week going? This week, we get right into our real Housewives business (Teresa's malapropisms never cease to stun); Spielberg vs. Netflix; our post-Oscars wrap-up; Mulaney on SNL; lots of podcast & show recs; and why nobody puts Tabitha King in the corner. 

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King
La Gazette du Maine #08 - Du 18 février au 3 mars

La Gazette du Maine - Podcasts sur Stephen King

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 9:40


Bienvenue dans le 8e numéro de La Gazette du Maine, le podcast bimensuel qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Suivez Emilie de Stephen King France dans l'univers de King pour savoir ce qu'il s'est passé entre le 18 février et le 3 mars 2019 ! Au sommaire : Traduction de l'interview de Stephen King par Eli Roth ; Laurie nouvelle histoire inédite ; la Pastorale en comic ; Mr Mercedes Saison 3 ; Bande-annonce du documentaire sur Ça ; Orgie de sang dans Ça 2 ; Tabitha King dénonce le sexisme dont elle a été victime ; Bilan de la Toy Fair 2019 ; et bien plus encore !Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #08 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-08 Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut : http://podcut.studio/Générique : Julien Loisy

Podcut
La Gazette du Maine - Numéro 08

Podcut

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 9:40


Bienvenue dans le 8e numéro de La Gazette du Maine, le podcast bimensuel qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Suivez Emilie de Stephen King France dans l'univers de King pour savoir ce qu'il s'est passé entre le 18 février et le 3 mars 2019 !   Au sommaire : Traduction de l'interview de Stephen King par Eli Roth ; Laurie nouvelle histoire inédite ; la Pastorale en comic ; Mr Mercedes Saison 3 ; Bande-annonce du documentaire sur Ça ; Orgie de sang dans Ça 2 ; Tabitha King dénonce le sexisme dont elle a été victime ; Bilan de la Toy Fair 2019 ; et bien plus encore ! Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #08 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-08 Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/  La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut : http://podcut.studio/ Générique : Julien Loisy

Podcut
La Gazette du Maine - Numéro 08

Podcut

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 9:40


Bienvenue dans le 8e numéro de La Gazette du Maine, le podcast bimensuel qui vous résume l'actualité de Stephen King ! Suivez Emilie de Stephen King France dans l'univers de King pour savoir ce qu'il s'est passé entre le 18 février et le 3 mars 2019 ! Au sommaire : Traduction de l'interview de Stephen King par Eli Roth ; Laurie nouvelle histoire inédite ; la Pastorale en comic ; Mr Mercedes Saison 3 ; Bande-annonce du documentaire sur Ça ; Orgie de sang dans Ça 2 ; Tabitha King dénonce le sexisme dont elle a été victime ; Bilan de la Toy Fair 2019 ; et bien plus encore !Retrouvez toutes les informations de la Gazette #08 : https://sking.fr/LaGazetteDuMaine-08 Toute l'actualité de Stephen King : https://stephenkingfrance.fr/ La Gazette du Maine est produite par le label Podcut : http://podcut.studio/Générique : Julien Loisy

Slashers
Carrie (1976)

Slashers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 129:14


This film is based on the first novel written by acclaimed horror writer, Stephen King (IT, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary). Brian De Palma (Dressed to Kill, The Untouchables, Phantom of the Paradise) was in the director’s chair for this production, leading a tremendous cast and meeting his future wife. The film stars Academy Award Winner, Sissy Spacek, as the titular Carrie. Her mother, Margaret White, is played by Academy Award Nominee, Piper Laurie. A young John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Face Off, Phenomenon) plays the cruel Billy Nolan, while his scheming girlfriend, Chris Hargensen, is played by Nancy Allen (Robocop 1-3). P.J. Soles (Stripes, The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween) plays one of Chris’ lackeys with possible the worse bangs ever to grace the silver screen. While undoubtedly less polarizing than The Shining, it does differ from the book, which we address. The essence remains the same across platforms (even the terrible musical): a bullied girl gets revenge using telekinesis. If you ever have feedback or recommendations on future episodes, please let us know at slasherspod@gmail.com. You can always find us on our social media: Instagram, Twitter, Slasher App: @slasherspod Facebook: /slasherspod Reddit: u/slasherspod https://www.youtube.com/c/slasherspodcast Dirtypillows, Mortimer Snerds, Tabitha King, horror movies, horror podcast, movie review, fun facts, trivia, movie production, sfx, makeup, book review, high school, prom, dance, pig’s blood for a pig, revenge, female lead, women in horror, prank, religion, Jesus, schoolgirl, murder, small town, coming of age, X-Men, Jean Grey, Marvel Girl, Dark Phoenix --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slasherspod/support

König Bube Dame Gast
KBDG Sommerspezial: Tabitha King – Das Puppenhaus

König Bube Dame Gast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018


Heute haben wir uns zu einem kleinem Sommer Spezial zusammengefunden. Da Jonas heute Urlaub genommen hat, und wir die Pause bis zur nächsten…

Career Startups Podcast
Tabitha King (Client Management Director, Global Healthcare Alliance)

Career Startups Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018 42:56


Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn: www.facebook.com/careerstartups/ www.linkedin.com/company/careerstartups/ Connect with Tabitha on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabitha-king-1393a231/ Timestamps: 01:13 - Global Healthcare Alliance and being the Director of Client Management 02:10 - Tabitha’s educational path and finding a career in healthcare 03:40 - Management consulting experience and her initial projects in EMR implementations 06:30 - Deciding to change companies to pursue more growth opportunities 08:36 - MedSynergies, learning about revenue cycle, and shadowing 12:35 - Career progression, preparation for performance reviews, and career management advice 19:20 - Transitioning to management/leadership and growing as a leader 27:45 - Evolution of career/life goals, mentorship, and finding your strengths 33:48 - Dealing with stress, daily routines, and general health 38:20 - Closing thoughts and advice for young professionals (listen to this if not anything else in the podcast) Healthcare Terms and Acronyms: ACO - Accountable Care Organization EMR - Electronic Medical Records Meaningful Use - https://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/meaningful-use-definition-objectives Revenue Cycle - https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/services/patient-business-services/revenue-cycle/ Value-Based Care - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/15938-value-based-care Books and Other Recommendations: 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Advantage What Exceptional Leaders Know Strengths Finder 2.0 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Companies: Dell Healthcare (now NTT Data)- http://www.nttdata.com/global/en/industries/healthcare-and-life-sciences/index.html MedSynergies (now Optum)- https://www.medsynergies.com/ Global Healthcare Alliance - https://globalhca.com/

Love in America
Naked Freedom – 003

Love in America

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 29:00


Kool Deadwood Nites & biker butterfly love. Do you know that your dog really loves you? Why break out of jail and not escape? How we say, “I Love You” to people who can’t hear us say it. What’s love without a little horror - find out with Stephen and Tabitha King’s love story. And lastly, a tale that asks the question: Would you recognize freedom if it rode past you in a golf cart wearing nothing but it’s Mardi Gras beads? All this and more on this episode of Lovin America!  (Want more? Become a Patron of Lovin America to get the extended versions! Just click here) Links: Historic Deadwood - https://www.deadwood.com/event/kool-deadwood-nites Rat Rods! https://www.facebook.com/Toni.Burns.LovinAmerica/videos/vb.100007370715549/1884374295151576/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab Painted Butterflies - https://www.google.com/search?q=Painted+LAdy+butterfly&ei=PMniWa_GJ5y2jwSu3ZLYCQ&start=0&sa=N&biw=1343&bih=662 Inmates break free from cell to help ill jailer - http://www.wfaa.com/news/inmates-break-free-from-cell-to-help-ill-jailer/266794780 How Our Dogs Love Us (Tedx) https://youtu.be/B0Y-GU3JqiQ Deaf Jam in Des Moines, Iowa - DBP (video in production. Check the Lovin America YouTube Channel for updates - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYPjuJa7V4aZ1MUPiN1ZEw/videos) Stephen & Tabitha King - http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/10/stephen-king-joan-allen-a-good-marriage-interview Lovin America’s website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us

Castle Rock Radio
15 - Carrie

Castle Rock Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 119:16


The book that started it all. The manuscript Tabitha King discovered while snooping through her husband's trash. The novel that changed Stephen King's life forever. We're talking about 1974's Carrie with John Oliver Hodges (author of Quizzleboon), who apparently once kidnapped a dog. We also discuss current Stephen King news, such as: Castle Rock casting updates, Stephen King Month at LitReactor, King reclaims old film rights, and the title of King's next novel scheduled for 2018. All that and more in today's episode. And, of course, if you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. We'd really appreciate it.v

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NEXT New England
Episode 19: Peek Into the Mountain

NEXT New England

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 49:24


This week, we take a rare look a gigantic battery that's helping to balance our region's energy grid. Plus, we get perspective from Maine’s top energy official, who is stepping down. We also take trips to a tiny island where opioid addicts go to seek treatment, and to the city that inspires the country’s most famous horror writer. And we learn what charitable donations — or lack thereof — say about New Englanders. The road into the entry portal of the hydro-electric power plant in Northfield Mountain. At 33-feet in diameter, the tunnel is nearly a mile long and leads 750 feet deep into the heart of the mountain. (Credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR) Finding the Right Energy Mix Today’s batteries come in all shapes and sizes. The largest in New England — and once the world — was built 45 years ago and is still working. But it’s hidden, on top and deep inside a mountain in north-central Massachusetts. WBUR’s Bruce Gellerman reports from Northfield Mountain. Inside the Northfield Mountain pumped storage hydroelectric station. (Credit: Jesse Costa / WBUR) The upper reservoir is the battery that powers the Northfield Mountain pumped hydro-electric plant. It holds more than five billion gallons of water. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In Maine, Republican Governor Paul LePage's energy director is stepping down from his job at the capitol. “Augusta is really broken,” Patrick Woodcock, who held his position since 2013, told the Portland Press Herald. “Energy policy is really complicated and there's an over-reliance on special interests,” he said. Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor’s Energy Office in Maine, is stepping down this week. (Credit: Mal Leary/ Maine Public Radio) Woodcock says he wants to keep working in energy, in Maine, outside of state government. As our region aggressively moves toward more renewable sources of power, he says we need to stay focused on bringing down costs for consumers and businesses. We recorded our conversation with Woodcock on Tuesday. Since, we’ve learned that President-elect Donald Trump has picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. Pruitt has been a close ally of fossil-fuel companies, questions the human impact on climate change, and has been sharply critical of EPA regulations. We asked Woodcock – as someone who served in the administration of Paul LePage, a governor who has been likened both politically, and in temperament to Donald Trump – what he thinks the impact of Trump's national energy policy might be on Maine and New England.  You won't hear Woodcock's response to this appointment – because, at the time, we had fewer specifics. But he did have some interesting thoughts on the issue. Treatment Island Brett, a program participant at Penikese, learns how to chop wood. (Credit: Karen Brown/NEPR) About a dozen miles off the coast of cape cod sits a rustic island named Penikese, near the end of the Elizabeth Island Chain. A hundred years ago, Penikese was home to a leper colony. Later it housed a school for troubled boys, and a bird sanctuary. This past fall, Penikese opened to its newest incarnation: a treatment program for young men suffering from addiction. The program’s participants live simply: using kerosene lamps and cooking on a wood-burning stove, and minimal access to the internet. New England Public Radio’s Karen Brown takes us there. New Englanders Give Less to Charity, Stephen King Excepted Bangor, Maine is one of the most famous towns in the world, though some may not realize it. Fans of renowned horror author Stephen King know Bangor well, but by another name: Derry. The fictional town is a thinly disguised version of Bangor, where the author has lived for decades. Derry appears in many of King's stories and provides the major setting for the novel “It.” Maine Public Radio's Jennifer Mitchell took a tour of the real Derry with a tour company exclusively devoted to showcasing Stephen King's Bangor. A family poses in front of Stephen and Tabitha King’s home in Bangor Maine during a King-themed tour. (Credit: Jennifer Mitchell/Maine Public Radio) Alongside his wife Tabitha, Stephen King has given millions to public projects in Bangor, according to the city’s Community and Economic Development Department. The Kings have quietly funded upgrades to libraries, fire departments, baseball diamonds and more around Maine. But New Englanders in general look less than generous compared with people in other parts of the country. We give an average of less than three percent of our household incomes to charity, compared to the national average of 4.7 percent. Of course within New England, some states give more than others. With the holiday season upon us, Connecticut-based columnist Susan Campbell took a hard look at household charitable giving in a recent article for the New England News Collaborative. We sat down with Susan and Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. Create column charts About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Bruce Gellerman, Karen Brown, Jennifer Mitchell, Susan Campbell Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “The Mountain” by the Heartless Bastards Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and pictures of your corner of New England to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Writers Panel with Ben Blacker

The author of the new novel The Fireman, as well asHorns, NOS4A2, and Heart-Shaped Box, the shortstory collection 20th Century Ghosts, and the comic bookseries Locke & Key talks candidly about his process,his influences, horror and genre, his famous writer parents StephenKing and Tabitha King, failure, and more.Recorded at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Massachusetts onNovember 14, 2015.

Delasaster Cast
KBDG Sommerspezial: Tabitha King – Das Puppenhaus

Delasaster Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970


Heute haben wir uns zu einem kleinem Sommer Spezial zusammengefunden. Da Jonas heute Urlaub genommen hat, und wir die Pause bis zur nächsten…